About
Background
I studied the BSc (Hons) Software Development at Teesside University achieving first degree honours, with a placement year at DuPont Teijin Films, graduating in 2012. I was awarded two Expotees 2012 Awards, the ‘Computer Science & Networking award’ by Sage and the CBeebies ‘Life’s a Pitch’ award. I have attended courses / masterclasses to improve my game development and QA skills. In March 2016, I was delighted to be accepted into the BAFTA crew games programme. In March 2017, I received an honourable mention in Develop magazine’s 30 under 30 as well as joined the Video Game STEM Ambassador program. In April 2018, I was announced as one of the GI.BIZ 100 Future Talent. I’ve also been a Juror on the BAFTA Games and YGD Panels.
Experience
Lead Game Systems Engineer, Jagex Games Studio, April 2022 – Present
- As lead of the OSRS platform team, I am responsible for the development of new and existing game systems / services (Java) as well as the core engine, client and server architecture of Old School RuneScape.
(Senior) Game Engine Developer, Jagex Games Studio, June 2016 – August 2016 – April 2022
- My primary focus was developing the BAFTA EE Mobile Game of the Year Award winning & Develop:Star Best Mobile Game award winning Old School RuneScape for mobile (iOS / Android).
- I am responsible for the development of OSRS for mobile platforms.
- I represent Jagex at events such as RuneFest, careers fairs, games jams & festivals as well as deliver talks at universities.
Web Systems Developer, Jagex Games Studio, May 2013 – June 2016
- Responsible for the development of high performance server-side web systems, implementing various business and game related features to staff and players.
- I was responsible for the design, development and availability of the web platform for Chronicle: RuneScape Legends.
- Notable projects that I have contributed to include the development of the public ‘Seasonal HiScores’ system, developing new functionality for the existing Hiscore system.
Junior Software Developer, Synoptics Ltd, August 2012 – April 2013
- I was responsible for the development of ProtoCOL 3 & GeneSys (C# & WinForms / WPF).
Part-Time Software Developer, Business Search Local, September 2011 – August 2012
- I developed a C# application with a master / slave architecture which connected to Nominet DAC / EPP servers and networked nodes (TCP) for domain name purchasing.
Software Developer, DuPont Teijin Films, August 2010 – August 2011
- I was responsible for the development of VidiScan (C# / WinForms), the live streaming process line surveillance system which created archived video, triggered by fault incidents.
